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Keeping tabs on the EDM industry is no easy feat, especially the latest artist popularity trends. Luckily at Gigsby we have some really talented ninjas who find true bliss in pouring over the latest artist trend data and analyzing those results till their blue.

As a recap remember that we’re taking recent data supplied by Last.fm and turning it into a simple easy to read summary showing who is on the uptick. Oh, and we created some Boxing inspired peer groups so no one gets the undeserved KO.

In the first Movers and Shakers of the new year, we are introducing two changes:

We will release Movers and Shakers twice a month moving forward. This is to reduce the impact of minor fluctuations on our stats so that the true fast-growers show. We also added the ultra light heavyweights – artists with more than 1 million listeners.

Here we go…

The ULTRA HEAVYWEIGHTS (1,000,000+ listeners):

In our new ultra heavyweight category, Daft Punk leads the pack closely followed by Royksopp and The Prodigy.

Here is some healthy dose of artist trivia:

Daft Punk provided eleven new mixes featuring their music for the video game DJ Hero. They also appear in the game as playable characters, along with their own venue.

The Norwegian due Royksopp’s The Girl and Shit made its way into Pitchfork’s Top Tracks of 2009.

The HEAVYWEIGHTS (500,000+ listeners):

David Guetta continues to dominate his peer group with 2.67% increase in his listeners and a whopping 4.08% increase in plays. Here is the top 5 fastest movers for the past week:

While absolutely not a new eruption to the scene, David Guetta is clearly a new breed DJ/Producer as this photo shows. For some educated commentary on David Guetta’s success , check out our Lainie Copicotto from Aurelia Entertainment this week.

The LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS (100,000-500,000 listeners)

We are noticing three newcomers to the list:  Empire of the Sun, Paul Kalkbrenner and Pnau. Both Empire of the Sun and Pnau are Australian duos, both are popular down under and both employ Nick Littlemore. Prefix published a good interview here for those who want to find out more about Empire of the Sun.

The WELTERWEIGHTS (10,000-100,000 listeners)

Here is our most volatile list headed by its only steady performer Sebastian Ingrosso. Sebastian enjoys a comfortable lead followed by Miami Horror and DJ Chuckie, Richard Duran, and John O’Callaghan all of which got locked in a dead heat competition.

Artist trivia:

DJ Chuckie, born Clyde Sergio Narain is a Dutch DJ of Surinamese descent and is represented by Joel Zimmerman of WME Entertainment in North America.

The BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTS (1,000-10,000 listeners)

Here we are, at the most exciting division where artists compete to see the light of the day. In this ruthless race for the limelight, let’s see who is making it:

Levon Vincent got into the list in December and established a remarkable lead. DJ Bone and Dam-Funk also remained in the top 5 growers list. The two newcomers in the first 2 weeks of 2010 were Dustin Zahn and Marcus Worgull.

That’s all for the Jan 1-15, folks. We will keep observing and reporting for you.

ps: If you are a DJ and suspect you are not on our radar, please drop your last.fm link via email. We will add you to the list.

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